(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Western clothing; Western binding
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
business; errand; nature of one's business
don't you think?; indicates question
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
noisy; confused; uproarious
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
righteousness; justice; right
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic